Car-shunter



LA FAYETTE COLLINS.

GAR SHUNTER- No. 256,545. Patented Apr. 18, 1882.

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LA FAYETTE COLLINS, OE BAY CITY, MICHIGAN.

CAR-SHUNTER.

SPECIFICATION forniing part of Letters Patent No. 256,545, dated April18, 1882. Application filed March 4, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, LA FAYETTE (JOLLINs, ofBay City, in the county of Bay and State of Michigan, have invented newand useful Improvements in Oar-Shunters; and l'hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exactdescriptioii thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing, which formsa part of thisspecification.

The nature of this invention relates to certain new and usefulimprovements in the construction of devices employed for shunting orpushing railway-cars; and the invention consistsin the peculiarconstruction, arrau geinent and combination of the various parts, all asmore fully hereinafter set forth.

The figure is a perspective view of my improved car-shunter.

In the accompanying drawing, A represents head-bar of my shunter, theouter end of which is provided with any suitable means for attachingsame to a car, as at a.

"B represents the longer foot-bar, which is provided with guide-loopsb,within which slides the bar A., The lower end of this bar A ispivotally secured to the or within the bifurcated end of the lever at c,and to the outer ends of the arms of this bifurcation are pivotallysecured the lower ends of the straps D, the upper ends of which are inlike manner secured to the bar B, and the upper end of the foot-lever Eis pivotally secured to the lever G, as at e.

The lower ends of the bars B and E are provided with a bifurcated orV-shaped foot, d, to engage with the track.

In practice the head of the bar A is placed against the corner of thecar, with the feet of the bars B E resting upon and straddling the rail.By then raising up the lever O the bar B finds resistance on the railand the bar A is 'projected, causing the car to move forward, thismovement of parts also drawing the bar E forward along the track. Bythen depressing the lever the bar E engages with the track, while thebar A is compelled to still further push the car along, the bar B in themeantime sliding up the bar'A; A continued operation of the lever willcause the car to Ward.

What I claim as my invention is- A car-shuntin g device consisting ofthe bars A B E and straps D, pivotally secured to the lever G, whenconstructed, arranged, and operating substantially as and forthepurposes set forth.

Witnesses H. S. SPRAGUE, CHARLES J. HUNT.

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